The thing is tho, there isn't very much wrong in the slightest with someone branding themselves a fanboy of a certain thing,
Lets give an example of if there being a person who loves Sony in general but they do something a bit odd sounding or just down right baffling to most
1 - The person who was a huge fan of Sony could say something along the lines of "Man this seems like a bit of an odd move but I'm a Sony fanboy so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and see what they plan to do in the long run with it." which is perfectly fine, it explains why the person is accepting of the strange stance/idea because they are a fan of the company.
But what happens here sometimes and is what is completely and utterly wrong is when someone else uses the label to dismiss an argument or idea.
2 - The person who is a huge fan of Sony says the same "Man, this seems like and odd idea but I'm going to see what they plan to do and how it works out before I judge this to be a stupid move" which is then followed by someone elses reply of "well you would think that about this, you are just a big Sony fanboy"
Instance 1 in my book is completely perfect, it's someone who is openly saying they like the company and give them more leeway based on their past actions, Number 2 not tho, it is someone saying that they dislike a posters opinion based on their past posts and views, that doesn't allow a poster to ever try to sway over anyone else if you always look down on their views and dismiss them based on you thinking that they like the company behind the idea so their idea can't hold weight.
Man.... that got longer and ranty'r than I'd have liked!
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